Honors English Lesson Plans

Week of January 29-Feb 2Wednesday 1/31The Grapes of WrathDiscuss Turtle Chapter Worksheet responses--sub has them!Chapter 1-4 Kahoot--I'll leave instructions for sub so you can play!Click to Take Quiz Chapters 1-4 over The Grapes of Wrath-you MAY use your book, just not each other!Assignment: Finish Scavenger Hunt. Read Chapters 5-8 pp. 42-119. See calendar!

Tuesday 1/23​Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet-Pre-test Click here for areview of ALL the rules!Rules:1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject, the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many anEach of the girls is carrying a backpack.Every girl and boy carries...Many a girl carries a

2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be pluralBoth of the girls are carrying a backpack.

3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural.Some of the cake is gone.Some of the cookies are gone.

4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb.Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night.

5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs.Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner.

Before you leave: Go to SDMyLife, Click on Assessments Link across the top and Complete the Matchmaker...........................................................................Week of January 16-19Wednesday 1/17Anonymous round-robin reading of timed writings from last FridayMUG: Hyphens, Dashes & Ellipsis..........................................................................Friday 1/19

Put on PATIENCE. Research takes TIME and TENACITY.​Find job shadow "human interest" article (NOT web page but an article from a magazine or newspaper or newsletter, etc.)in either Google Drive folder I shared with your or an online library database (EBSCO, Pro-Quest, InfoTrac).

To search library databases:1. Go toSiouxlandlib.org databases2. Scroll down to EBSCO Megafile, Log in with library card number3. In the search bar, type in "A Day in the Life of a (name your job)4. Under Limit Your Results, click Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals5. Click Search6. Carefully Read the description of the article because the TITLE might not tell what it's about!7. To open and read it, click on the PDF Full Text icon on the left side of the page8. BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a personengaged in that career.9. Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.​10. Two important tips: First, click the Save to Google Drive icon in upper left.11. From EBSCO, you can cite DIRECTLY to EasyBib! How? A. Log in to EasyBib in another browser B. Click the Export link on right hand side C. Choose Direct Export to EasyBib (2nd from bottom) and Click Save​ D. Once EasyBib opens, Under Import the Following Citations, click Import and follow the steps

Follow these steps:1. Add the info from your article(s)Remember the Quote Sandwich:Introduce (According to John Smith, a pediatrician at Dallas Children's Hospital,....or Mechanic Dean Smith inan article in Motortrends Magazine argues that...) Cite/Insert the quoteExplain it or connect it.2. Add the article(s) to your EasyBib Job Shadow Journal Project for a total or 4 or 5 sources!3. Print a hard copy of your paper including Works Cited (Export using Red Button, Print as Word, Copy & Paste)4. SELF-EDIT BY HAND. Make changes on the draft. If you highlight or circle, attempt to revise!This should take you quite some time!!!Instead of: Eight moms were in labor and delivery.Use: Eight moms prepared to give birth. Here is another copy of theJob Shadow Self Edit Activity .DON'T THROW MESSY DRAFT! YOU will turn it in!5. When you are satisfied that you have corrected EVERYTHING in your self-edit, fix & print a clean copy for peer edit.6. Be ready to peer edit on Tuesday7. Final draft with Works Cited due next Thursday. We will be uploading papers to Turnitin.

​Spend time reviewing peer edits of your essay

Week of January 8-12Friday 1/1240 minute timed writing.

Put on PATIENCE. Research takes TIME and TENACITY.​Find job shadow "human interest" article (NOT web page but an article from a magazine or newspaper or newsletter, etc.)in either Google Drive folder I shared with your or an online library database (EBSCO, Pro-Quest, InfoTrac).

To search library databases:1. Go toSiouxlandlib.org databases2. Scroll down to EBSCO Megafile, Log in with library card number3. In the search bar, type in "A Day in the Life of a (name your job)4. Under Limit Your Results, click Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals5. Click Search6. Carefully Read the description of the article because the TITLE might not tell what it's about!7. To open and read it, click on the PDF Full Text icon on the left side of the page8. BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a personengaged in that career.9. Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.​10. Two important tips: First, click the Save to Google Drive icon in upper left.11. From EBSCO, you can cite DIRECTLY to EasyBib! How? A. Log in to EasyBib in another browser B. Click the Export link on right hand side C. Choose Direct Export to EasyBib (2nd from bottom) and Click Save​ D. Once EasyBib opens, Under Import the Following Citations, click Import and follow the steps

Assignment: Find, print and show me 2 PRINTED career articles with the quotes/passagesfrom the article you have chosen for support HIGHLIGHTED.​..........................................................................Wednesday 1/10Semester ExamContinue OfM&M movie​Assignment: Finish Job Shadow Paper so we're ready to add info from trade journal...........................................................................Monday 1/8Semester Test InfoView first 20 or so minutes of Of Mice and Men (Stop at 21:00)Take Of M&M Quizzes..........................................................................

Week of January 3-5, 2018Thursday, January 4Happy New Year!Check Infinite Campus for missing job shadow pieces! Complete them TODAY!

Create accounts at Turnitin.comStep 1: Registration1. To register and create a user profile, I will provide you with a class ID and enrollment key.2. Go to the top of the page at turnitin.com.3. Click the Create Account link on the homepage, which will open the Create a User Profile page.4. Click the Student link and fill in the required information in the new user profile form. (Class ID & Enrollment Key)5. Once you have created your profile, click the I Agree button to successfully log into Turnitin.

The first 2 assignments we'll send through Turnitin are your Gatsby essay (yes, we'll have you type it)and your job shadow journal. It will be a good introduction to Turnitin to see an ORIGINAL paper where you cite just one or two quotes from a book and then a personal narrative where you will also cite information from trade journal/article related to your shadow.--------------------------And speaking of job shadow paper...Job Shadow Journal paper set up in Pages document (header, 4 line info block, Title)Type the first paragraph, which should include the who, what, where, when details of your shadowView sampleCreate Works Cited pageLog in to EasyBib.Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal.Together, we'll... 1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.)3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go tobls.govand type your job title in search bar)4. We will also add the career journal article that you will find by accessing library databases.​Here is the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity .Here is the Rubric for the Job Shadow Journal (it will be updated to reflect 4 sources on Works Cited)​Of Mice & MenFirst Impressions?Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profoundand beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.Read: Best Critical Analysis out there

Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.As we look at all of the characters whose names begin with the letter C,viewThug Notes Summary & AnalysisDistribute Analysis Questions & Responses

View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) ​if time allows

You'll take three 30-pt quizzes on Monday (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6)I will record the better TWO scores out of 30. These will not be online.You'll get all three tests and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.